TechnoServe Recruitment Notice
TechnoServe Background: TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing
world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.
We are a nonprofit organization that
develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information,
capital and markets. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe
in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
The overarching goal is to reduce
poverty of smallholder coffee farmers in Kenya through increased coffee incomes
as a result of improved yields, quality and market access to Nespressa’s AAA
supply chain.
Job Vacancy: Sustainability
Business Advisor – Nespresso AAA Program
Position Description: The Business Advisor – Sustainability shall provide
technical support in the implementation of strategies that will enable
smallholder coffee grower cooperatives / wet mills signed up to the program to
improve quality and sustainability.
Key roles and responsibilities
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Provide technical support to the
beneficiary clients so as to sustainably improve their wet mill operations and
coffee quality, to be achieved through:
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Creating awareness to cooperative
leaders, staff and farmers of the AAA standards for sustainable coffee
production.
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Delivering a standard set of
sustainability and coffee quality trainings to cooperatives leaders and wet
mill staff.
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Carrying out regular sustainability
standards audits at wet mills and using these to assist cooperative leaders and
staff to understand areas of non-compliance and to formulate action plans to
address the non-compliances.
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Advising and coaching wet mill staff
to implement actions and measures to achieve continuous compliance with
sustainability standards.
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Carrying out regular review of wet
milling processes and sampling of coffee parchment so as to advise wet mill
staff on ways to adopt best practices for production of high coffee quality.
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Undertake relevant monitoring and
evaluation activities such as collecting and collating of various data streams
such as cherry harvest progression, wet mill revenues and expenses; active
farmers; green coffee conversions; market and price information; updating of
audit score cards; impact stories.
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Undertake regular comprehensive
business analysis of beneficiary coffee cooperative societies so as to
facilitate improved governance, more efficient business processes and improved
overall business performance.
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Support the development,
adaptation/translation and review of various technical materials such as lesson
plans, training aids, audit surveys, fact sheets, etc.
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Plan and hold regular meetings with
the leadership of the assigned cooperative clients to review progress of
project implementation, share learnings and to jointly seek solutions to
challenges.
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Build and improve the Program’s
continuous interaction with relevant stakeholders such as county government
officers; coffee service providers (marketing agents, millers, inputs
suppliers), and other entities working in partnership with AAA wet mills.
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Any other duties assigned by the
Coffee Program Manager.
Required skills and experience
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Bachelor’s degree in agriculture,
environmental or natural sciences, or business management. Training and
qualifications in the area of quality/certification standards will be a
definite advantage.
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At least four (4) years’ professional
work experience in the private / not-for-profit sector, two (2) of which
working in the coffee sector with demonstrated experience in the following
areas:
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Determining and implementing
solutions for improvement of wet milling processes, leading to sustainable
output of high quality parchment coffee.
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Carrying out business analysis and
modelling of coffee cooperative societies, leading to improved governance,
business processes and overall business performance.
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Training farmers/producers on
quality/certification standards.
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Conducting audits at wet mills and
farms according to standards applicable to smallholder growers.
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Well-developed computer skills in
Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with demonstrated experience in analysis and
modelling.
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Strong planning skills and experience
working to deliver quality work outputs within strict time lines.
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Good interpersonal, collaborative and
cross-cultural skills.
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Strong planning skills and ability to
generate innovative solutions in highly dynamic work situations.
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Demonstrated ability to prepare and
present well-written, cohesive analyses and reports.
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Strong written and oral communication
skills in English and Kiswahili. Knowledge of local Kenyan languages is an
advantage.
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Willingness to spend time living,
working and travelling in project sites located rural areas.
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Possess a valid Kenyan driving
licence.
Job
Vacancy: M&E Analyst
Position
Description: The Monitoring & Evaluation
Analyst shall lead the implementation of the strategies designed to assure high
quality of data collection, collation, analysis and reporting through
consistent application of existing monitoring and evaluation Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) and other guidelines.
Key roles and
responsibilities
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Oversee and coordinate the routine
collection, collation, analysis and reporting of various project data streams
according to the project and cohort work plans.
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Oversee and coordinate the carrying
out of various field surveys and studies required for evaluating program effects
and impacts.
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Receive, review, validate, analyze,
and store various program data streams. Prepare and collate these into the
relevant formats for preparing reports and feedback for decision support.
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Provide and maintain an efficient
interface between a diverse field operations team and back office operations
through troubleshooting support and corrective feedback based on indicators in
various monitoring dashboards.
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Support the development of new and
upgrading of existing digital data collection and reporting tools and systems,
to include configuration and troubleshooting of electronic data collection
equipment, training of users, and overseeing the field implementation of the
systems.
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Ensure the integrity of program data
and reports through well organized and secured paper and electronic filing
systems.
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Any other relevant duties assigned by
the Program Manager.
Required
skills and experience
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Bachelor’s degree in economics,
statistics, development studies, business management or other relevant area of
study.
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At least 3 years of work developing
and/or implementing M & E systems with demonstrated prior experience
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Conducting field surveys both as a
data collector and a data collection supervisor/team leader.
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Setting up and managing integrated
databases.
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Creating and managing project
performance monitoring plans.
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Designing and/or adapting data
collection and collation templates using both paper and
electronic/technology-based platforms.
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Advanced skills in Excel and STATA.
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Good understanding of sustainable
rural development and social impact indicators.
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Strong planning skills and ability to
work independently within agreed work plans and time lines and to generate
solutions to changing work situations.
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Strong interpersonal and
cross-cultural skills, and strong oral & written presentation skills in
English and Kiswahili.
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Willingness to spend time working and
travelling in project sites located rural areas.
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Possess a valid Kenyan driving
licence.
How to Apply:
Please submit your application (by
email only) to ke-recruit@tns.org with the position title placed in the subject
line.
Please include
(1) cover letter describing your
interest,
(2) curriculum vitae
(3) Current salary.
Please include all requirements in a
single document (pdf).
Applications will be treated confidentially.
Deadline for applications is 16th
November 2017.
Note that only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
TechnoServe is an Equal Opportunity
Employer of Minorities, Females and Individuals with Disabilities.
